Shadow Slave
Chapter 186
It took Sunny a long time to perceive the anomaly for several reasons. To begin with, it was so subtle that it was almost impossible to notice. His whole mind was concentrated on the thoughts of battle technique and styles, and still, he only saw it by accident.
The second reason had to do with his decision to face the Stone Saint without the augmentation of his Aspect Ability. Because of it, the shadow had nothing to do. It returned to acting as a proper shadow and obediently repeated his every movement while he fought.
The last reason was Effie — or, more specifically, the fact that she had brought a source of light into the hidden lair, making the shadow actually visible.
Because of this unlikely combination of events, Sunny was able to see it.
He was in the middle of a fierce battle against the Stone Saint, sweat and blood trickling down his battered body. The clamor of swords clashing against each other permeated the chamber, drowning the raspy sound of his laborious breathing. Deflecting another blow, Sunny swiftly crouched and let the edge of the creature's shield whistle through the air above his head.
His rather clumsy attempt to imitate one of the Stone Saint's explosive ripostes was easily blocked, and the two of them continued the duel. This time, it lasted for an especially long time. Sunny was pretty sure that he had already withstood the oppressive assault of the monster for one and a half minutes.
If true, this was his personal best.
After countless spars like this, he would sometimes enter a special state of flow. In it, his mind was calm and clear, operating at a tremendous speed. When Sunny entered this state, his attention became simultaneously sharp like a blade and strangely unfocused.
Normally, he would have to concentrate on specific details, like watching the enemy's footwork to predict where the next blow would come from. Sunny was even able to split his mind in two, with one part of it absorbing the information that came through his eyes, while the other was preoccupied with what the shadow saw.
In this way, he could either concentrate on two enemies at the same time or have a full view of his surroundings, so that no one could sneak up on him from behind.
However, with his attention not focused on anything, he was somehow capable of perceiving everything. Every detail, be it the enemy's footwork, the direction of their gaze, or the slight change in the environment simply became a part of the all-encompassing tapestry that he perceived as a whole.
Needless to say, this ability to see everything simultaneously and think with sufficient speed to act on it dramatically boosted his combat performance. It was consonant with and felt like a natural continuation of the strange sense of clarity that he had achieved after almost dying in the battle against his first carapace centurion.
Sunny entered this state of flow once again. After a few more exchanges, he suddenly noticed that there was something strange
it more attention while continuing to
movements, while almost exactly like his, were actually
a very
could feel something vast and profound hiding
and stared at the
what did I
he was. In the next second, the rim of
fell to the
'Ouch. That one hurt.'
Sitting up, Sunny stared at his shadow with wide
'This… this is…'
What did he see?
shadow's movements, while exactly like his own, were also different. It
or rather, became drowned in shadows… Sunny suddenly had
it chaotic. It was consistent and harmonious, hinting at a deeper meaning. And
shadow had a battle
If someone didn't know the shadow as well as he did, they would never notice anything. Even he only saw it
except for the fact that it existed. He was also able to sense its… essence. It
so close to its nature that Sunny felt it was safe to assume that the movements of the battle style were not something the shadow performed on purpose, but
have a battle art
Update Chapter 186 of Shadow Slave by Guiltythree
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